Beschrijving:The Metro III airplane took off from Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG) on a passenger flight to Carepa. During the descent the first officer was Pilot Flying.During the approach the captain took over control. During the approach the airplane was operated by the crew with a lack of discipline and poor CRM.The ground proximity alarm activated seven times during the approach, but the crew did not make any correcting maneuvers. They descended below obstacle clearance height. At a height of 200 feet on finals one of the engines indicated a failure. The pilot did not fly the plane within the parameters required to operate with one engine inoperative. The stick-pusher alarm activated, warning the pilot of an impending stall. The pilot made no attempt to avoid the stall. With undercarriage down and full flaps the airplane stalled and impacted with terrain approximately 300 feet short of runway 33.

Probable cause: The wrong judgement of distance, speed, altitude and the obstacle clearance during the final approach, attempting the operation beyond the experience and the high level of competence required by the crew.Encountering unforeseen circumstances exceeded the capacity of the crew, diverting attention on the operation of the aircraft.Contributing causes:- Lack of approved procedures, directives and instructions.- The absence of CRM procedures and low situational awareness.- The lack of evasive action when the ground proximity warning system's alarm sounded.- The sudden loss of power in one of the engines.- The wrong use of the worlds major flight to maintain directional control.- The activation of the Stall Avoidance System (SAS) on the control column, moving it forward when the plane was at low altitude.

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N361AE moved to Canada as C-FAFZ in August 1999 and was exported to Colombia a couple of years later.

N361AE moved to Canada as C-FAFZ in August 1999 and was exported to Colombia a couple of years later.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.